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The J-Talk Podcast

Ben Maxwell

A weekly Japanese football podcast focusing on the J.League.

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01:05:59

J-Talk: Extra Time – J2 Round 30 & J3 Round 27

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2024/09/11

There’s no rest for the wicked, so although J1 took a break for international football, J2 and J3 continued apace, and James Taylor, Jon Steele and Mike Innes have all the latest from Japan’s 2nd and 3rd tiers. James and Jon begin by talking about Shimizu v Nagasaki (start to 09:40), Yamaguchi v Tokushima (09:40 to 17:30), and Kagoshima v Iwaki (17:30 to 27:35), then make their picks for Most Bravo Player (27:35 to 34:00) and preview upcoming league and cup games (34:00 to 43:35). Then, as ever,

01:11:27

J-Talk: Extra Time – J2 Round 29 & J3 Round 26

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2024/09/05

The JTET team are back with another episode full of talking points. In part 1, Jon Steele and James Taylor discuss Yamagata v Yokohama FC (start to 13:55), Oita v JEF United (13:55 to 25:50), and Mito v Ehime (25:50 to 33:20). Then, after anointing this week’s Most Bravo Players (33:20 to 41:15), Jon and James took a look ahead to the weekend’s action (41:15 to 49:20). To round out the episode, Mike Innes has a full review of J3 round 26 in J-Talk: Short Corner (49:20 to end).Thanks as always for

01:20:13

Episode 535 - Hiroshima Up, Tosu Down in J1 Matchday 29

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2024/09/03

The J1 Matchday 29 slate was heavily weather-affected, but the six games that were played certainly delivered, and on this episode of the pod Jonny and Ben run through the movement at the top and bottom of the table, as Hiroshima returned to the summit, and Sapporo hauled themselves out of the cellar.Come see us LIVE as part of the Yokohama Football Film Festival! Here's the link to get your tickets (at just 500 yen a pop!).

05:32

J-Talk: Extra Time – Emperor’s Cup Round of 16

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2024/08/30

In this very short bonus episode of JTET, James Taylor reviews the Emperor’s Cup Round of 16 matches involving J2 teams that were played on 21st August.Thanks as always for your support of JTET, JTSC, and the J-Talk Podcast! Buy tickets for J-Talk Live at the Yokohama Football Film Festival here: https://teket.jp/6232/38395 Join the JTET/JTSC Discord server here: https://discord.gg/p6PVbF9E Join the J-Talk Podcast Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/jtalkpod

01:13:42

J-Talk: Extra Time – J2 Round 28 & J3 Round 25

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2024/08/29

In another packed episode of JTET, Jon Steele and James Taylor discussed JEF United v Sendai (start to 12:25), Iwaki v Kumamoto (12:25 to 25:50), and Tochigi v Kofu (25:50 to 36:15), elected a Most Bravo Player (36:15 to 41:00), and previewed the upcoming week’s fixtures (41:00 to 56:55). That’s followed by J-Talk: Short Corner with Mike Innes, who reviews the action from J3 round 25 (56:55 to end). Thanks as always for your support of JTET, JTSC, and the J-Talk Podcast! Buy tickets for J-Talk

01:43:09

Episode 534 - J1 Matchday 28

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2024/08/27

It was Jonny and Ben's great pleasure to welcome former J-Talk co-host Sam Robson back to the pod, for an in-depth look at the top and bottom of J1 after the weekend's Matchday 28.Part 1 (to 48:12) focuses on the top flight title race, with Part 2 centred around the relegation dogfight. Here's the link to purchase your ticket to our live show as part of the Yokohama Football Film Festival in October.

01:03:07

J-Talk: Extra Time – J2 Round 27 & J3 Round 24

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2024/08/22

JTET co-hosts James Taylor and Jon Steele were reunited after a couple of months for a review of J2 round 27, focusing on three games in particular: Yamagata v Nagasaki (03:50 to 13:45), JEF United v Iwaki (13:45 to 21:45), and Fujieda v Yamaguchi (21:45 to 27:45). The match analysis was followed by Most Bravo Player selections (27:45 to 32:10) and a preview of the round 28 fixtures (32:10 to 41:05). After that, Mike Innes returns with a full review of J3 round 24 in J-Talk: Short Corner (41:05 to

01:19:08

Episode 533 - J1 Matchday 27

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2024/08/20

Jonny and Ben had the pleasure of welcoming Ralf Seidl back to the pod for an in-depth chat about Urawa Reds, who drew away at rivals Kashima on Saturday, and have lost several key players in this summer transfer window (to 24:20).In Part 2 Jonny and Ben round up the results for rest of the top five (to 42:22), then in Part 3 we review a bonkers matchday for our relegation dogfighters (to 58:33), wrap up the rest of the round, and look ahead to upcoming Emperor's Cup and J1 fixtures. If you haven't

01:00:37

JTET - J2 Round 26 Review

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2024/08/16

On JTET this week, Jon Steele was joined by special guest Daniel Kuroda (co-host of the Nagasaki-centric ViviCast) to look back on last weekend's biggest J2 talking points. The boys started with a deep dive into the big Yokohama FC v Nagasaki game at Mitsuzawa (04:15 to 27:25), and also discussed Yamaguchi v Tochigi (27:30 to 37:30) and Oita v Kumamoto (37:30 to 43:20). After that, Jon and Daniel nominated their Most Bravo Players for the round (43:20 to 48:30), and previewed the upcoming Round 27

01:25:16

Episode 532 - J1 Matchdays 25 & 26

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2024/08/13

The J1 season resumed last midweek, and in our new episode Jonny and Ben round up all of the action from the last two matchdays, including wobbles for the top two Machida and Kashima (to 17:20), and Hiroshima's surge up to third, which saw them overtake Gamba Osaka and Kobe (to 43:45).Then in Part 2 we focus on the relegation dogfight beginning with Shonan and Iwata, before wrapping up the episode with a look at the totally stacked Matchday 27 slate. Thanks to those who have bought tickets to our

10:04

J-Talk: Extra Time – Emperor’s Cup 3rd Round

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2024/08/08

Better late than never, James Taylor has a quick run through the Emperor’s Cup 3rd Round matches involving J2 teams that took place back in mid-July.Thanks as always for your support of JTET, JTSC, and the J-Talk Podcast! Join the JTET/JTSC Discord server here: https://discord.gg/p6PVbF9E Join the J-Talk Podcast Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/jtalkpod

55:34

JTET - J2 Round 25 Review

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2024/08/07

After a relaxing summer break, JTET is back with a forensic look at the big stories from last weekend's Round 25 games in J2. This week, Jon Steele was joined by special guest co-host Jonny Nicol, and the boys began with a quick chat about the exciting 'J-Talk Live' announcement made earlier on Big Pod (Start to 05:00). The Two Jonnies then discuss selected games from J2 Round 25, starting with Shimizu's defeat at Sendai (05:00 to 16:20) and followed by Iwaki's home victory over ten-man Akita (16:20

01:11:32

Episode 531 - Our Big Announcement

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2024/08/06

After two weeks away, we return with a bang, and with some huge news! Dan Orlowitz joins Jonny and Ben to chat about J-Talk Live, which is coming in October as part of the Yokohama Football Film Festival (to 12:40), before we move on to Japan at the Olympics and the visit of several European clubs for friendlies against J1 opponents (to 35:00). In Part 2 we discuss the major transfers that have taken place in the past two weeks (to 49:25), before we preview the next two rounds of J1 action (to

15:24

J-Talk: Short Corner – J3 Round 23

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2024/07/31

As J3 heads into its summer break, Mike Innes is on hand to review all the action from matchday 23, including big wins for several promotion hopefuls and important results for teams aiming to survive at the bottom.Open invitation to join our dedicated JTET/JTSC Discord server here: https://discord.gg/pngqMZ7hwD

12:21

J-Talk: Extra Time – J2 Round 24

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2024/07/25

Scheduling conflicts meant Jon Steele and James Taylor couldn’t get together for a recording, so instead they each chose two games from J2 round 24 to talk about. In part 1, Jon talks about Kofu v Nagasaki (to 03:40) and Mito v Yokohama FC (to 06:00) before electing a Most Bravo Player (to 07:30). Then in part 2, James reviews Yamagata v Iwaki (to 08:50) and JEF United v Kumamoto (to 09:50) and chooses his MBP (to 10:50). To round out the episode, James previews the round 25 games that take place on

13:21

J-Talk: Short Corner – J3 Round 22

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2024/07/24

In this week’s short and sweet JTSC, Mike Innes looks back on all the J3 round 22 action and previews the fixtures for round 23.Open invitation to join our dedicated JTET/JTSC Discord server here: https://discord.gg/pngqMZ7hwD

01:21:05

Episode 530 - J1 Matchday 24

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2024/07/23

After another wonderfully chaotic J1 weekend, Jonny and Ben welcomed Tom Dallyn back to the pod for a chat about Sapporo, who returned to the winner's list for the first time in 10 league games with a tremendous victory away at Urawa on Saturday night (to 23:53). In Part 2 we round up the movement down in the relegation dogfight, then shift our attention to the top four (to 1:01:34), before finishing off the episode with the remainder of the top flight results.

01:44:08

Episode 529 - J1 Matchday 23

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2024/07/16

Dan Orlowitz returned to the pod to give his thoughts on the top four, Harry Kewell's exit from Yokohama F.Marinos, FC Tokyo's progress under Peter Cklamovski, and the bumper crowds at, and management of, The National Stadium in Part 1 of our new episode (to 1:10:10), before Jonny and Ben roundup the Emperor's Cup results from last midweek, wrap-up the remainder of the J1 Matchday 23 results, and look ahead to the weekend's final round before a two and a half week break.

15:58

J-Talk: Short Corner – Emperor’s Cup 3rd Round & J3...

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2024/07/16

Mike Innes returns with another packed episode of J-Talk: Short Corner. Mike starts with a review of Tegevajaro Miyazaki’s Emperor’s Cup match from last Wednesday (to 01:55), rounds up all the league games from round 21 of J3 (to 13:30), and previews the weekend’s fixtures.Open invitation to join our dedicated JTET/JTSC Discord server here: https://discord.gg/pngqMZ7hwD

10:10

JTET - J2 Round 23 Review

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2024/07/13

Time was against the JTET crew this week, so please accept this humble, 10-minute micro-pod as a review of last weekend's J2 action!Jon Steele, flying solo this week, rounds up the three biggest games from last weekend in J2, names his Most Bravo Player for Round 23, and looks ahead to this weekend's Round 24 fixtures (the last round before a short summer break for J2 and J1). Hope everyone enjoys the quick hit, and their summer break - normal service will be resumed soon!

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